Mass Maritime 3, Worcester State 2
Mass Maritime 6, Worcester State 5
Game 1 --- Box Score
Game 2 --- Box Score
Buzzards Bay, MA --- An RBI double by Rob Weber
(Norwell, MA) broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the seventh Sunday
to give Massachusetts Maritime Academy a doubleheader sweep over
Worcester State College by scores of 3-2 and 6-5. A.J.
Garstang (Southington, CT) got the job done in the opener
for the Bucs with a game winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the
seventh to score Weber.
Senior Billy Martin (Virginia Beach, VA) got the
game one start for the Bucs delivering a complete game victory.
Martin allowed two runs on six hits in his seven innings of work,
while striking out six. Joey Lucier (Brockton)
went six innings for the Lancers in the losing effort.
MMA trailed 2-1 entering the final frame of the opener, but managed
to tie the score when Will Rodriguez (Lowell)
doubled, moved to third on a single by Joe Albano
(Agawam) and scored on a wild pitch. Albano later came around to
score on Garstang's sacrifice fly.
WSC scored first in the second game, pushing two runs across in the
top of the third. The Bucs answered with five runs in the bottom of
the frame to take a 5-2 lead. Two more WSC runs in the fourth
brought the Lancers to within a run, which they tacked on in the
top of the seventh.
The Bucs completed the two-game sweep with Webers RBI double in the
bottom of the frame for a 6-5 victory.
Sophomore David Hike (Riverview, FL) picked up the
win in game two with a seven inning effort. Hike allowed five
earned runs on 10 hits, while striking out three.
Courtesy Mass Maritime Sports Information